10627 (v.3) Nutritional Physiology 281

Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version AND 7077 (v.5) Chemistry 124 or any previous version OR 7231 (v.5) Chemistry 118
Syllabus:	Concepts of homeostasis and physiological control systems. The cell membrane as a regulatory structure, transport processes, chemical and bioelectric equilibria. Information processing in the central nervous system, and motor and sensory systems. Controlof thirst, hunger, appetite and body temperature. Hormonal and neuroendocrine control processes. Circadian rhythms and their effect on physiological processes. Haemodynamic principles of the circulation, pressures in the circulatory system, transport in the circulation and control of circulation.
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Field of Education:	010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External